Fish-scaling apparatus



Jan, 2 1923.

C F. BROWN ET AL FISH SCALING APPARATUS.

FILED JAN.

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CHARLES FRANKLIN naown AND RALPH L. TEDESCO, or wnyiaou'ra,messacnosn'r'rs.

FISH-SCALING APPARATUS.

4 Application filed January 19, 1922. Serial No. 530,383.

To all whom it may conce'mz Be it known that CnAnnns FRANKLIN BnowN andRALPH L. Tnnnsco, citizens of the United States, and residents ofVVeymonth. county of Norfolk, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, haveinvented an Improvement in Fish-Scaling Apparatus, of which thefollowing description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, isa specification; like characters on the drawings representing like partsin each of the several views.

This invention relates to devices for removing scales from fish and hasas its principal object the provision of a device capable of performingthis work rapidly, easily, and effectively, the invention comprisingmeans whereby the scales when removed are prevented from flying about.The foregoing and other objects and advantages of the invention willmore fully appear from the following detailed description taken inconnec 'tion with the accompanying drawings, and the distinctivefeatures of novelty will be pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawingsfl Fig. 1 is a view partly in elevation andpartly in longitudinal section of a device embodying the invention; Fig.2 is an end view thereof; and

Fi 3 is an elevation on a relatively smaller scale showing the deviceequipped with a power connection for' driving the same.

10 indicates a shell constituting a housing for the operative elementsof the device circular in cross-section, and of a depth to receive thescale removing head and the fan to -be described. Thisshell is equippedwith a handle 10*. extending from the back thereof. This handle has apassage there- .through to receive a driving shaft 11 which may have asuitable flexible shaft connection 12 from an electric motor 13, thistypifying any suitable source of power and being, as shown suspendedfrom a suitable overhead support by a spring 14. The. inner end of theshaft 11 has bearing in a bushing 15 threaded into the back of the shell10. The projecting extremity of this shaft. is equip ed with a lateralpin 16 engaging a slot 1 in a hub 18 which has rigld therewith, a fan 19and a scale removing head 20. The hub 18 with the fan 19 and head 20 isthus permitted a limited sliding moveand-thus press the hub outward. Thehead 20 is'equipped with a plurality of radial arms 20, shown as threein number, and each having detachably secured thereto a scraping blade23. The head 20 is held by the screw head 21 in position so that theblades 23 normally project a small distance outward from the edge of theshell 10, while capable of being pressed backward against the tension ofthe spring 22 which is relatively light, so that the scraping edges ofthe blades 23 will be substantially flush with the edge of the shellwhen pressed upon the body of a fish to be scaled. It may be here notedthat while we prefer to use a spring such as the spring 22, to normallypress the sealing head outward, this is not in all cases necessary,since the weight of the scaling head with its hub and the fan is oftensuflicient to apply the requisite pressure for effecting the scaling.With this construction it is possible to instantly and easily remove thescaling head 20 with its hub, by merely taking out the screw 21, thisbeing desirable when the scraping blades 23 require renewal orattention, or when the interior of the shell with the operating devicestherein need cleansing. The head 21 of this screw, lies somewhat withinthe plane of the scraping blade edges, so as not to interfere with thepressing thereof upon the surface to be scaled. The function of the fan19 is to catch the scales as they are removed, and to create a suctionor draught current of air to draw the scales upward into the shell. Forthis purpose the lower extremities of the blades are turned forwardly inthe direction of rotation to a small extent as indicated at 19 The shell10 has an opening 24 of substantial size at one side thereof from whichleads in an approximately tangential direction a discharge conduit orpipe 25 which may be more or less of a horn shape to facilitate thedischarge of the scales therethrough. The outer edge of the shell 10 ispreferably turned up as indicated at 1,0 so

as to present a smooth rounded surface engaging the body of the fish. Weare aware that the invention may be embodied in other specific formswithout departing from the spirit or essential attributes thereof. andwe therefore desire the present embodiment to he considered in allrespects as illustrative and not restrictive, reference being had to theappended claims rather than to the foregoing description to indicate thescope of the invention. 1

Having described our invention, what we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. Fish scaling apparatus comprising a housing shell equipped withhandle and with a power transmitting shaft extending thereinto. a scaleremoving head equipped with scraping blades borne at the end of saidshaft within said shell, and means for catching and discharging thescales as they are removed by said head.

2. Fish scaling apparatus comprising a shell having a lateral dischargeconduit, a scale removing head equipped with scraping blades and a fanassociated therewith mounted and connected for operation in said shell.

3. Fish scaling apparatus comprising a housing shell having a handleextending therefrom and with a lateral conduit for the discharge ofthe'scales, and power operated meansembodying scraping membersyieldingly mounted within the shell ton removing scalesand for directingthem to discharge through said conduit.

l. Apparatus for removing scales from fish comprising a housing shell,and a scale removino head equipped with scraping blades yieldinglymounted and connected for rotation within said shell.

5. Apparatus for removing scales from fish comprising a housing shell,and a scale removing head equipped with scraping blades yieldinglymounted and connected for rotation within said shell, said shell havingprovision for directing the scales to a discharge outlet.

6. Apparatus for removing scales from fish, comprising a housing shellequipped with a handle, a power transmitting shaft extending throughsaid handle ihto said shell, a scale-removing head equipped withradially extending scraping blades yieldingly mounted within the shelland engaged with said shaft to be driven thereby, and a fan mounted insaid shell also'engaged with said shaft to be driven thereby, said shellhaving a lateral outlet for the discharge of the scales therethrough.

In testimony whereof, we have signed on names to this specification.

CHARLES FRANKLIN BROWN. RALPH L. TEDESCO.

